65669 - Support for PLUGINURL attribute for plugins

Status: VERIFIED INVALID

(Core Graveyard :: Plug-ins, enhancement, P1)

Description

[Peter Lubczynski]

Add support for a PLUGINURL attribute for the EMBED tag which is an URL that 
points to an executable or possibly an XPInstall package in the future. 

When no plugin is found but a PLUGINURL attribute is found, we should:

1) Download the executable pointed to by this URL. Show status
2) Give the user a warning about executing untrusted code
3) Execute code or invoke XPInstall

The Default Plugin should also skip the step of finding the correct plugin but 
instead go directly the reload message..ie "Click here after installing"

Comment 1

[Scott MacGregor]

cc'ing myself.

Comment 2

[Peter Lubczynski]

The PLUGINSURL and PLUGINPAGE attributes are already supported by the "Default 
Plugin" (plugin downloader plugin). It already works pretty well but may still 
need some minor cosmetic changes.

Comment 3

[Peter Lubczynski]

If anyone wants to see how this works currently, I have some screen shots 
visible at:
http://retro/users/peterlubczynski/publish/pluginDemo2/demo.htm 
or
http://panther/pluginDemo2/demo.htm

Comment 4

[Peter Lubczynski]

Since support is already there, marking INVALID.

Comment 5

[shrirang khanzode]

spam : marking invalid bugs 'verif'. reopen if u disagree, reporter!